The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 18, 1980-Page 13 MICHIGAN'S TY Illini By SCOTT M. LEWIS Special to the Daily CHAMPAIGN-They battled back at Marquette. And Indiana. And Toledo. But last night at Illinois, the Michigan Wolverines couldn't overcome a big second-half deficit and a rabidly hostile crowd as they fell to the Fighting Illini, 80-69, extending their losing streak to ee. The cagers spotted Illinois an 18-8 lead in the first ten minutes and spent the rest of the evening in a valiant, but futile attempt to catch up. The closest Michigan could come was four points, before the Illini regrouped and won the contest going away. The home team was bolstered by two factors-domination under the boards and a screaming, chanting Assembly Hall gathering of 14,746 which often ade it impossible for the players to *ar each other and their coaches on the court. In the end, though, it was the Illini's hustle which sealed the contest. When Johnny Johnson sank an 18-footer with 10:49 left, slicing a ten-point deficit to four, 57-53, the signs -were present for another late Michigan rally. This time, however, the home club slammed the door. Eddie Johnson, who led all scorers with 23 points, forced in a *nk shot to put the margin back at six. The Illini then ran off three more baskets, hiking the lead to a seemingly insurmountable 65-53 with 7:41 remaining. But Michigan, whose team dictionary doesn't include the word 'quit,' set off on a 10-5 spurt, Keith Smith's 20-footer bringing the score to 70-65 at 1:50. The Wolverines could have made it HIRD STRAIGHT LOSS: humble even closer when the Illini came down- court on their next possession. James Griffin, the 6-10 center who tallied 19 points, was fouled by Marty Bodnar and went to the line in a one-and-one situation. He missed, but Illinois' Neil Bresnahan outmuscled Thad Garner for the rebound, tipping the errant shot to put his team in front by seven with , only 1:28 left. .Blue 80-69 lie +Jtiicligatn ? t1l SPORTS Orr's counterpart, Lou Henson, praised what he labeled "a total team effort. It was one of our better ball games," said a relieved Henson. whose Illini (12-5 overall) snapped their own two game drought and improved their conference mark to 2-3. "I wonder now if we could put two good games back-to- back." Michigan, which entering,last night's contest was ninth both in field goal per- centage and field goal defense in the Big Ten, continued to experience dif- ficulty in these areas. The Wolverines clicked on only 31 of 70 attempts for 44 percent, compared to 59 percent (36 of 61) for the Illini. Mike McGee,rebounding from a sub- par, performance last Saturday, led Michigan with 21 points. Heuerman had 14 along with seven rebounds and John- ILLINOIS son added 10 coming off the bench. From the outset it was apparent what Illinois was trying to do-take advan- tage of its superior size. Griffin hit 8 of 16 field goals and Johnson made good on 11 of 13. Guard Reno Gray chipped in with 17 points canning 7 of 11 shots. After Illinois seized its 18-8 lead, the Wolverines couldn't significantly shrink the buldge. McGee's driving lay- up at 9:18 of the half did slice the lead to five, 21-16, before Illinois gained an eight point spread. Marty Bodnar's twisting jumper just before the half en- ded made it 40-34 at the intermission. Michigan hopes to end its losing skein Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Crisler Arena, and the task won't be easy. The op- posion: Ohio State, 5-0 in the Big Ten and ranked second in the nation. Eddie Johnson Blue coach Johnny Orr, who saw his team slip to 2-3 in the Big Ten and 9-5. overall, tried to explain Illinois' superior board play, whichresulted in a 42-29 rebounding edge. "It's difficult for us to get inside," said Orr, "it's a tough job for him (6' 8" Paul Heuerman). He went after the ball hard. It's jsut hard to get it. Smith ......... 27 Johnson........36 Griffin ........ 38 Gray .......... 36 Judson ........ 31 Bresnahan .... 17 Bontempe ..... 5 Rangee.........8 Westervelt .... I Richardson .... i Team Rebounds Totals ........ Fouled Out: Smith 5/10 0/0 5 11/13 113 9 8/16 3/5 6 7/11 3/4 3 3/5 0/0 6 1/3 0/0 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/2 1/2 0 1 /1 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 36/61 8/14 42 3 4 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 5 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 a 10 23 McGee........ 19 Garner ........ 17 Heuerman..... 6 Bodnar, Marty 2 Smith........ 0 Johnson ....... 1 Lozier ....... 2 Bodnar, Mark . 0 Garris ....... Person...... 80 Team Rebounds Totals ......... 37 38 24 26 16 8, 5 2 3 3/10 0/2 7 7/13 0/0 7 3/9 0/0 4 4/11 0/0 2 4/8 2/2 1 1/2 0/0 1 1/1 0/0 0 0/1 0/0 1 0/0 0/0 0 4 31/70 7/12 29 4 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 l MICHIGAN Min. FG/A FT/A R A PF 34 8/15 5/8 2 2 4 PMS. 21 6 14 8 10 2 . 0 AP Pholt 0 Detroit Piston forward Terry Tyler (41) battles Greg Ballard of the Wash- ington Bullets for the ball during the first half of last night's NBA classh at 69 the Pontiac Silverdome. Tyler's persistent harassment resulted in a jump ball. 19 14 17 16 Halftime: Illinois 40, Michigan 34 Attendance: 14,746 HOOSIERS SUBDUE IOWA Purdue cagers stifle Wildcat bid LONG PACES 110-107 WIN Pistons edge Bullets 4 By The Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE - Junior forward Drake Morris scored a career-high 29 points and senior center Joe Barry Carroll claimed Purdue'scareer rebounding 'record last night as the 11th-rated Boilermakers held off Northwestern 68-63 in Big Ten college basketball. Carroll, who had his 55th consecutive game in double gures, scored 19 points and pulled in 13 rebounds. His last rebound gave him a career mark of 959 - one more than Terry Dischinger's old standard. SOPHOMORE JIM STACK scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half as the Wildcats overcame a 10-point deficit to open a 54-50 edge with 6% minutes to play. Purdue, 11-3 overall and 4-1 in league play, moved ahead 62-56 with an eight-point streak which featured two baskets apiece by Morris and Carroll.. TWO FREE THROWS by Stack cut Northwestern's deficit to 62-60 with 1:18 remaining and Purdue went into a control-style passing game, which assured the victory., The loss left the Wildcats at 6-8 overall and 1-4 in league Indiana 81, Iowa 69 BLOOMINGTON-Ray Tolbert scored 18 points and Butch Carter added 17 last night as 19th-ranked Indiana beat No. 13 Iowa 81-69 in a Big Ten Conference basketball game. Isiah Thomas finished with 14 points and Landon Turner added 12 before fouling out late in the game. INDIANA OUTSCORED the Hawkeyes 15-4 midway through the first half and went on to take a 38-29 halftime lead. Iowa never came closer than nine points in the second half. Another 12-4 Indiana burst, including six points by the 6- 10 Turner, put the Hoosiers ahead 56-39. t KRAFCISIN LED Iowa with 16 points. Vince Brookins ad- ded 15 and Kevin Boyle chipped in 12 for the Hawkeyes, now 2-3 in the conference and 11-3 overall: Indiana, reaching its highest point leve since leading scorer Mike Woodson was sidelined with a back injury a month ago, raised its conference record to 3-2 and its overall mark to 10-4. -AP Ohio St. 75,,Minnesota 70 COLUMBUS-Herb Williams and Kelvin Ransey scored 11 of second-ranked Ohio State's points in overtime last night, leading the Big Ten Conference leaders tok a 75-70 basketball victory over Minnesota. THE BUCKEYES, 12-1 overall and 6-0 in the conference, overcame 12-point deficits early in the second half and took the lead on Ransey's two free throws with more than two minutes left in regulation. However, Minnesota's Mark Hall hit two free throws 10 seconds later to tie the game at 64-64 and forced the overtime. Williams, a 6-foot-10 junior center, scored three field goals and two free throws in the overtime and Ransey, a 6-1 senior guard, added a basket and a free throw to keep the Buckeyes in the league. By DAVE POMERANTZ Special to The Daily ---PONTIAC - It wouldn't be sur- prising if John Long sold tickets and mended uniforms because he certainly did everything else in the Detroit Pistons' rousing 110-107 victory over the Washington Bullets at the Silverdome last night.. Long ignored his fourth foul that he claimed midway through the third quarter to stop the tenacious Bullet barrage in the closing minutes. With the Pistons down by one and time running out, Long reverse-tipped an errant Bob McAdoo jumper for the go-ahead, stay-ahead points. Said Long, "We hung in there. I felt we had control down the stretch, (On the winning tip) I was on the right side, and everybody was boxed out. I just lot the position and went up." McAdoo led all scoreres with 29 poin- ts, and Long chipped in 24. Greg Ballard led the Bullets with 24. Eric Money paced the Pistons to a 28- 27 first quarter advantage, when McAdoo was cold. "We are starting to feel comfortable on offense. I'm lear- ning my teammates' moves. It's going good right now," said Money, who finished with 18 points. The trade winds seemed to blow at Detroit's back all night. In the second quarter, a misdirected Phil Hubbard outlet pass was deflected off another Piston and landed at Long's feet, who was alone beneath the basket for an easy lay-up. Like death and taxes, the former Michigan star Hubbard could be coun- ted on to cause a quick turnover every time he re-entered the game. Nonetheless, he logged 22 m minutes, much of that down the stretch. The sparse 6,095 on hand really came to life when McAdoo alley-ooped to Terry Tyler, who converted the perfect lob with a spectacular sky-dunk. The Pistons led at the half 57-53. The Bullets came out of the locker room running and gunning, but the Pistons had an even better fast-break, as they clung to an 84-79 third quarter edge. The showdown was set. Kevin Grevey hit two in a row as the Bullets tied at 84. They re-knotted the score at 86, 88, and 94 before Mitch Kupchak put the Bullets up by two. Again the game flip-flopped, with Long adding four points on a follow-up tip and a fade-away jumper. Then Long almost went from the hero to the goat with 55 seconds remaining, and the Pistons clinging to a one-point lead. Long was called for charging -as he looked for the good shot. Bgllard, the NBA Player of the Week, was fouled with 38 seconds to go and made both free throws. Washington led 107-106. Then came Long's true heroics. McAdoo's soft jumper with six seconds left on the shot clock hit the front of the rim to set up the tip. Elvin Hayes, who had an off night, put up an air ball and McAdoo corralled while being fouled. McAdoo iced it with two freebies. I UofM Stylists Special ! Jan. 21-23 10% off all Stephen Foster products at the Union 8:30am -5:15pm I 1 I 'PISTOL PETE' GUNNED DOWN Jazz-put Maravich on waivrs A L A__ By the Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY-Pete Maravich, whose crowd-pleasing wizardry with a basketball was largely ignored by the Utah Jazz this season, was placed on 'givers yesterday by the National Asketball Association club. Jazz spokesman Dave Fredman said the team's ownrs had reached a set- tlement with the 31-year-old guard on the remaining 2 years of his contract. FREDMAN REFUSED to disclose the amount of the settlement, but Maravich reportedly was owed $1.8 million. Fredman said the settlement allows the Jazz to spread payments to Maravich over a longer period than ecified in the five-year contract he signed in August, 1977. Maravich was unavailable for com- inent yesterday. "We are pleased to get the settlement resolved in a manner which is good for both Pete and the Jazz," franchise co- owners Sam Battistone and Larry Hat- field said in a prepared statement. '"Pete Maravich has been a very big part of the Jazz since its inception into* the NBA." THE OWNERS SAID they hoped the 6-foot-5 Maravich would realize "his wish of playing on >a championship team. While our basketball people felt that Pete did not fit into our playing plans, it was felt that he still had productive years ahead of him on the basketball court and the Jazz did not want to inhibit him from continuing his career." It is doubtful that any other NBA team will pick up Maravich during the 48-hour waiver period, mostly because that team would have to pick up his substantial contract. After he becomes a free agent, however, Maravich can negotiate with any NBA team. That team would have to pay the Jazz some nominal figure, as low as $1. MARAVICH PLAYED in only 17 games for the Jazz this season, averaging 17.1 points a game. He sat on the bench for his last 28 games. "Pistol Pete" was the all-time SCORES College Basketball Purdue 68,Northwestern 63 Illinois 80, MICHIGAN 69 Indiana 81, Iowa 69 Ohio State 75. Mi,7nesota 70 (OT) Michigan State 62. Wisconsin 61 NBA Scoreboard Detroit 110. Washington 107 leading collegiate scorer while at Louisiana State University. Hewas a local favorite with the Jazz when the, franchise was in New Orleans, and his 25-point NBA average is eighth-best in league history. Maravich has' reportedly wanted to play with the Philadelphia 76ers, who need a shooting guard to replace the in- jured Doug Collins. Sunday, January 20 also Monday, 21 8:00 P.M. Here Through Sunday Shakers $10.00 For info cal 4 -4 4 I 4 I Looking for an Alternative To Rock or Disco? WE HAVE IT! For a fun-filled evening of